It immediately goes to Paradise and brings to the grave from there silk garments, comfortable cushions, flowers, and scents, and says, “I was delayed in returning, you were not anxious, were you?” Then it lays out spreads and arranges the cushions, and the angels return upon the command of Allah Almighty.^[1]

4. Charity illuminates the grave

Another righteous act which transforms the darkness of the grave into light and turns its solitude into tranquillity is giving charity in the way of Allah Almighty. The beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم states:

اِنَّ الصَّدَقَۃَ لَتُطْفِئُ عَلٰی  اَہْلِہَا حَرَّ الْقُبُوْرِ

“Indeed, charity extinguishes the heat of the grave for its donator,”

and,

وَ اِنَّمَا یَسْتَظِلُّ الْمُؤْمِنُ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَۃِ فِیْ ظِلِّ صَدَقَتِہٖ

“Indeed, a believer will take shelter in the shade of his charity on the Day of Judgement.”^[2]

Therefore, one should make a habit of giving charity. There are many virtues of giving charity:

*    It closes 70 doors of evil.

*    Its donator will be in its shade on the Day of Judgement.

*    It protects against the heat of the grave.

*    It extinguishes sins like water extinguishes fire.